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Hopkinton receives AAA credit rating The Town of Hopkinton announced earlier this month that Standard and Poor’s assigned its highest credit rating, AAA, to its general obligation bonds to be used for various municipal purposes. The Triple-A bond rating, as designated...
Hopkinton residents Steve and Mary Ansell are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Louisa Ansell, to Benjamin Carroll, son of Kim and Michael Carroll, who also are Hopkinton residents. Louisa and Ben were married on Sept. 28 on the Tappan Manor lawn at...
HHS volleyball rolls into postseason The Hopkinton High School volleyball team completed an undefeated regular season at 18-0 and carried that momentum into the postseason, advancing to the Division 1 Central/West sectional championship match against top-seeded...
Peter Kenneth Familetto, 69, of Hopkinton, passed away Oct. 25. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Eleanor (L’Esperance) and Lawrence Familetto. He was the husband of 18 years to Kathleen (Hardin) Familetto of Hopkinton. Peter was a member of the Army...
While much of Weston Nurseries’ land has been converted into modern homes at Legacy Farms, this property across the street from the company’s retail building remains a throwback to a quieter time in town. PHOTO/FRED PARSONS
Editor’s note: These comments refer to the article “Proposed Main Street bike lane raises safety concerns” from the Oct. 16 issue (Page 9), in which Ed Harrow was quoted extensively. To the Editor: I hope you will entertain my attempt to clarify several points. As...
To the Editor: Needing to go into the Town Hall, I saw the sign that I was unable to park in the parking lot where I usually park before entering the Town Hall. I was shocked. I know that a new parking lot is being planned behind the Town Hall eventually, however, for...
To the Editor: I’m sure that many of my fellow citizens have observed the many dead trees lining the sides of our town roads. Many branches hanging over the roads. A month ago we witnessed first-hand what happens when a large tree falls. There was no high wind at the...
ARRESTS October 10 11:42 a.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Moira McGaffigan and Benjamin Stickney responded to Hopkinton High School on Hayden Rowe Street and arrested Angelo O. Maisonet, 18, of 58 Warren Road, Framingham, on a warrant charge. October...
Theodore L. “Ted” Gassett, 76, a lifelong resident of Hopkinton, died peacefully Oct. 21. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Carol A. (Stevens) Gassett; their children, William A. Gassett and partner Adrienne Hollis, and Ann Michelle Dragsbaek and husband...
Ruth M. VanFossen, 69, of Holliston, passed away Oct. 17 while surrounded by the eternal love of her family at the Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Melia) and Arthur F. Kelley. She was the beloved wife of...
Grace Ellen Keith, 88, of Hopkinton, passed away Oct. 15. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Edith Madelyn (Carter) and James W. Bancroft. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Keith, who passed away in 1984. A 1948 graduate of Hopkinton High...
David P. Kurzontkowski 70, of Ridgeville, South Carolina, died peacefully on Oct. 6 with his family by his side. Despite loving life with family in South Carolina for the past 20 years, Dave kept close to his Hopkinton roots by visiting family and friends up North...
Christine M. Salvucci, 94, died Oct. 11 at Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham. She was the wife of the late Gerardo Salvucci, who died in July 1975. Born in Marlborough, she was the daughter of the late Arenzo and Cora (Lizotte) Ferrelli. She worked for many years...
Fall is road race season in Hopkinton. Among the local races this month were Michael’s Run, where Hopkinton High School football players Sam Lozeau (76) and Owen MacDonald assisted Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center participant Jen Gilman at the Town Common on Oct....
MassDOT in Hopkinton Oct. 30 to discuss I-495/I-90 interchange The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will host a meeting at the Marathon Elementary School cafeteria on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. to discuss the I-495/I-90 Interchange...
To the Editor: I shook my head as I saw yet another letter in the Independent from the terminated director of Greyhound Friends, again stating that she was “unfairly portrayed as a wrongdoer.” I do not believe people “have it in for her” as she claims. But I can see...
To the Editor: I have talked to a number of people and businesses along Main Street, about this Downtown Corridor Project. Most people not around the Main Street area have no idea what's really going on, or the important details. One neighbor has filed a number of...
ARRESTS September 29 3:41 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on Walnut Way. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Derek Morton and Moira McGaffigan responded and subsequently arrested Richard C. Dortenzio, 23, of 33 Garett Way, Holliston, and charged him with...
Susan E. Matz, 74, passed away Sept. 21 at Golden Pond in Hopkinton. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Phoebe (Land) and John Edwin Matz. Susan loved attending lectures, country music concerts, professional bull riding, golf and tennis....
